AUCTIONS, AUCTION SALE OF THE WELL-KNOWN FAMILY MANSION AND GROUNDS, SAVES COURT, AUBOBA TERRACE AND CLIFTON - TERRACE. , i;. 1 TEE MOST VALUABLE RESIDENTIAL ••• ' PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF . WELLINGTON. •; ; IN THE LAND MART, No. M LAMBTOM QUAY, WELLINGTON, " . THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, I'JOS, At 2.30 o'clock p.m. By'order of the Executors of'the lata E. W, Mills, Esq. TiMTACDONALD,. WILSON AND CO.. are favoured , with instructions to 1 sell tjr Public Auction, as above, that EXTREMELY VALUABLE AND BEAUTIFUL PRIVATE MANSION AND GROUNDS, ■ \ SAVES COURT.
The property, ever'since the foundation of the City -of Wellington, has ' formed portion of the estate of the E. W. Mills family, fit forms the major part of Town Acre No. 4(iS on the Plan of; the. City, and has -i frontage io Aurora Terrace of 155 ft. 2in., and a frontage to Sail Sebastian Road (Clifton Terrace) of 147 ft. llin. Oil the southern sido it adjoins the Wellington Club Property for 101 ft. sin., while for 132 ft. it abuts on the Wellington Tc-rrace lands. ' , ■ '
Sayes Court is.a,family mansion of the best type. It is situated on an elevated'platsaii iii the very, heart of the. City, overlooking the harbour, and commands from the balconies and windows one of the most delightful nnd picturesque panoramas in New Zealand..; It is built,of. specially selected heart of.'fotarsi and Rimu, so. sound and 'perfect that it -will be good a century hence. •. As. a residence it will be found the largest , and most complete .in the City of Wellington. ' It contains eighteen rooms, including commodious Dining•ropm, Drawing-room, ■ Library, 'Breakfast* room, 'Kitchen,. Billiard-room, nine ■ Bedrooiiis,' D'ressipg-rootn,: .three. .Bathrponis, ...two,. Tories, two .spacious.! Entranc- .Halls, Store;, room, two Pantries-' and Scullery, -.while. .the outbuildings comprise C'oach-ho.use,. Stable and Loose ! Boxes, Harness-room, Wash-houso, Wood and Coal Store, Tool-house, "etc., etc. Frota •Terrace','.Sayes . Court i? approached by .vtarriage,drive:facing a' terraced lawn-, bordered -with fiowcra and fine shrubbery, and', fitted with; summer-house,'.seats, and ornamental steps.'. Attached 'to the"Mansion, ori the northern. sido is' li' charming conservatory, standingun' ; a series of beuutiful flbwer beds, . with appropriate! Statuary,. ,viises, v etciOn tbe south-east side,'facing: the harbour, there .is a ,'very.'-fine '.ereeii-hpuse,. a deliehtfur rose garden and large shrubberies, filled with rare plants,' set off with exquisite •flower borders; while a■<beautifully-kept Kitchen Garden on, the side adjoining the Wellington Club grounds completes the amenities ,of a most complete charming New''Zealand home.
Whether regarded in that light or for conversion into a great Private -Hotel of specially reserved character, the ■ property is a mopt valuable investment. -If-, too-'large for ordinary use, four splendid Building Sections,' which would themselves! realise in all some, JISOOO, could easily -be,.cut off from,',the",'propm'ty, still leaving it a great property for residential purposes. ' ' . ' ' , , , TERMS OF SALE. ! .The of ;salo are:. 10 per cent, (deposit, 10 p6r cent, in three and six months-respec-tively,-,and the balance may remain on- mort.gage from three to live years at 5 per cent, per annum'. ' For further details 'apply to, the Auctioneers'at'their offices.-. .. • - . - 7164 A CHEAP PROPERTY.' ' ' f' / i "" OAAA ACRES first-cUss country; 10C0 /4tiUU acres 0.E..1'., 16s. per acre; 1000 acres L.1.P., 900 acres -in grass, balance gpod bush. Gopd hpusa and outbuildings; 2. acres orchard.' Well.watered and subdivided. Close to creamery anil post pflice. Grass carries 1500 sheep and 45. milking cows. Price only £3 per acre, with .£IOOO cash. Wpuld sell half. ' > Also'2ooo .acres Bplendid milling bush. Apply sharp to ORBELL & CO., , . LAND AND,ESTATE AGENTS, PALMGRSTON NORTH. C 725 ' O'SULLBVAiW AMD CO., Land, Estate,, and financial Agents, ' . • 65 WILLIS. STREET,- WELLINGTON, / , CENTRAL.—6 rooms, bay window, ba.aroom, 'verandah, -washhouse, tubs, and ; all con.Land 30 x SOi't.. Let for. 255. per week. ' Price .£750. '■ Five minutes -from ■ centre of town. KENT ■ TERRACE (off).—C > nice ■ rooms, .bay window, Verandah, all 'conveniences'. Land .30. s;9oft. Price .£790. Cash required .£125. CENTRAL.—I Acre .of Land, ■ having a fron- ' tage- to main thoroughfare of 120 ft. A .splendid-factory site. Price ,£5000.' CENTRAL (five minutes only from Post Office). delightful residence of 9 large, robins; 'finished -.throughout, ornamental design, marble' mantelpiece, choice papers,- - bay windows,. 3 wardrobes, linen..press, bookcase, cupboards, e.;bells; large section, well ''planted, ■ Price' .£2200. ORIENTAL BAY,—9 ro'oms, h. and. c. water, e.' light and gas, all conveniences. ! Land about 40 x 145 ft. Price i£1550. KELBURNE—G large rooms, h. and.c. water, lead lights; wardrobes, linen-press,':, 2 frint rooms, lfl.x'Wft; choice' papers; beautifully '•■finished;, only - a -few. minutes? from car. Land..42 120 ft. ■ Price JEIIOO. Easy' terms : arranged. ' '' " - "" -
• FARMS. 490 Acres Leasehold. ' ' . : 500 Acres choice land on easy, terms. ' 3-41 Acres L.1.P.;, rent ss. 7t1.; cheap. 214 Acres,; as a going concern, ■ on easy • ; '! terms. ■ : ' ,-• '. .
.'. Call' for,full . . ■ ' •••• ' ' "•" : ; '■ ■■' I HUTT-DELMONT TOWNSHIP. \' ; \j HUTT-BELMONT TOWNSHIP, ' ALMOST ADJOINING THE BELMONT. RAILWAY .STATION. SHORTLY WITH-' "IN 20.MINUTES; OF THE ' ■ G,P.0., CITY..,: .. .. .TWENTY' THREE ■.••TRAINS.DAILY ::RUi\ ; THROUGH TOWNSHIP.- ' . CHEAPEST. AND .BEST LAND IN THE ; ; MARKET. ; . ■'• '■ > • ONLY £30 PER SECTION. : ■ 100 PER CENT. PROFIT . CAN BE MADE . WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS. ' NO BETTER INVESTMENT OBTAINABLE. easi Terms to, suit buyers. ' •. ' : ■•■ I ■ . . APPLY' EARLY, AK t D DOUBLE YOUR'- , CAPITAL IN A FEW MONTHS: W . SINC LA I Ft, NATHAN'S BUILDINGS, • 1 9 GREY STREET, WELLINGTON. J
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 113, 5 February 1908, Page 12
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